Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police seized a loaded handgun and arrested a 19-year-old man after a foot chase early Sunday.

Javier Bachiller, of 164 Berger Ave., Syracuse, was charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor after the 1:15 a.m. incident, said Sgt. Gary Bulinski.

Three officers chased Bachiller after he fled the scene of a reported stabbing in a large crowd on West Brighton Avenue near South Salina Street, Bulinski said. The suspect threw the semi-automatic handgun as he ran. Police caught him in the 100 block of West Lafayette Ave. No stabbing victims were found.